This blog has nothing to do with gorillas (though I love 'em)...fellow bloggers have inspired me to share vintage images of Disneyland from my personal collection. But don't be surprised if you see something from a World's Fair, Knott's Berry Farm, or someplace else that is cool!

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Located near the impressive Eastman Kodak pavilion was the "Garden of Meditation". The Fair was an amazing place, but I'm sure that this oasis of green grass and trees provided a welcome respite from crowded sidewalks and crazy architecture. Those stone markers along the edge of the walkway were probably similar to....

.... this stone plaque, with a quote from Francis Bacon. Not only did he invent the most delicious breakfast side, but he apparently wrote once in a while too. This quote is pretty good, but old Francis should have mentioned that ice-cold Pepsi also provides great refreshment.

Here's an odd one: this "tree" was found in the "Hall of Free Enterprise". The "Tree of Economic Life"! According to the souvenir guidebook, "…A symbolic revolving tree standing 12 feet high is designed to demonstrate the factors of economic growth: the natural resources that man taps, the jobs at which he works, the tools he uses, and the goods he buys". "Visitors push a button and ask any of 120 questions on economics, and a machine prints the answers." I have seen small cardboard table-top versions of this tree that were given out as souvenirs... and I wish I had one!

Guy Lombardo is synonymous with New Year's Eve, with his version of "Auld Lang Syne" (or at least he was before Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest). But he and his "Royal Canadians" performed at the Tiparillo Band Pavillion for the entire two years of the Fair, every night except Mondays. That's Guy himself standing under the letter "G".